William Emery Barnes | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Emery Barnes 26 May 1859 Islington, England |
| Died | 17 August 1939 (aged 80) Exeter, England |
| Spouse |
Georgina de Horne (m. 1890) |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Anglican) |
| Church | Church of England |
| Ordained | 1884 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | |
| Institutions | |
William Emery Barnes FRSE (1859–1939) was an English academic,[1] most notably Hulsean Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge from 1901 until 1934.[2]
Early life and education
Barnes was born on 26 May 1859 in Islington. He was educated at Islington Proprietary School and Peterhouse, Cambridge.
Career
He was ordained in 1884 and served his title at St John's Church, Waterloo. He was a lecturer in Hebrew at Clare College, Cambridge, from 1885 to 1894; and in divinity at Peterhouse, Cambridge, from 1889 to 1901. He was Dean of Peterhouse from 1920 to 1921; Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Peterborough from 1920 to 1927; and Canon Theologian of Leicester from 1932 until his death[3] on 17 August 1939 in Exeter.
Publications
- Canonical and Uncanonical Gospels, 1893
- The Peshitta Text of Chronicles, 1897
- The Psalms in the Peshitta Version, 1904
- Lex in Corde (studies in the Psalter), 1910
- Early Christians at Prayer, 1925
- The Forgivenesses of Jesus Christ, 1936
References
- ↑ 'Deaths' Saturday, Aug. 19, 1939 The Times Issue: 48388
- ↑ "Barnes, William Emery". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 14 December 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1938 p66: Oxford; OUP; 1938
External links
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